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Sam Bankman-Fried appears at federal court in New York on Oct. 4, 2023, in this courtroom sketch.

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Much of the government’s case against Sam Bankman-Fried hinges on the testimony and text messages from those in his crypto inner circle who turned against him late last year after the implosion of FTX and sister hedge fund Alameda Research.

Of the dozens of items entered into evidence in the first three weeks of the trial, a bank of messages on encrypted app Signal paint perhaps the clearest picture of Bankman-Fried’s alleged crimes.

Bankman-Fried faces seven criminal counts, including wire fraud, securities fraud and money laundering that could land him in prison for life. Bankman-Fried, the son of two Stanford legal scholars, pleaded not guilty to all charges.

In trying to prove its case to a Manhattan jury, the government has presented a series of Signal exchanges involving Bankman-Fried, Caroline Ellison (his ex-girlfriend and the ex-CEO of Alameda Research), and former friends and top business execs Gary Wang, Nishad Singh and Ryan Salame. They date back to November 2021.

The messages gave jurors a rare look inside the casual conversations that culminated in a scheme described by U.S. Attorney Damian Williams as “one of the biggest financial frauds in American history.”

We’re quoting directly from the Signal messages that were entered as evidence, and not making spelling or other grammatical changes.

Caroline Ellison, former chief executive officer of Alameda Research LLC, center, arrives at court in New York, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. 

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‘Small group chat’

The Signal thread dubbed “small group chat” includes Ellison, Bankman-Fried, and Joe Bankman, the defendant’s father who advised the company on tax-related issues and other things. Also in the group were Ramnik Arora, a former product lead for FTX, Ryne Miller, who was the company’s general counsel, Constance Wang, ex-operating chief, as well as Salame, Singh, Wang and four others.

Prosecutors are relying heavily on text messages sent among FTX and Alameda Research executives in the case against Sam Bankman-Fried.

Source: SDNY

The thread begins with two messages from Bankman-Fried posted at 3:47 a.m. on Nov. 7, 2022, the day FTX announced a liquidity crisis and began searching for cash to plug the gaping hole in its balance sheet.

At the time, Bankman-Fried pretended in public that all was well.

“FTX is fine. Assets are fine,” he wrote in a tweet that day. The post has since been deleted.

But as Bankman-Fried was tweeting reassurances and promising that customer funds were safe, executives were growing increasingly alarmed at the expanding shortfall, according to prosecutors. 

In the “small group chat” thread, Bankman-Fried put forth some “potential todos,” including halting withdrawals, sending a “confident tweet thread” and reaching out to firms like Silverlake, Sequoia, and Apollo as they “wake up over the next few hours” to try and shore up cash.

Later that morning, at about 5:22 a.m., Salame linked to a tweet from an anonymous crypto trader saying, “cant wait for my FTX airdrop for not moving any of my funds.”

Bankman-Fried chimed in with different ideas about how to take advantage of the post in an apparent effort to provide false hope to FTX customers that they’d receive free tokens if they kept their funds on the platform.

Prosecutors are relying heavily on text messages sent among FTX and Alameda Research executives in the case against Sam Bankman-Fried.

Source: SDNY

The next day, Nov. 8, Ellison appealed to the group for help on optics and public messaging.

She wrote, “multiple people internally asking me whether they should continue to make statements to external parties like ‘Alameda is solvent.’ should i suggest they stall instead? just stall on responding to their messages? or what?”

That’s the same day FTX issued a pause on all customer withdrawals. The price of FTT, FTX’s native token, plummeted by over 75%, and a high-tech bank run was in full force. Out of options, Bankman-Fried turned to Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, who announced he’d signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire FTX.

Prosecutors are relying heavily on text messages sent among FTX and Alameda Research executives in the case against Sam Bankman-Fried.

Source: SDNY

On Nov. 9, Ellison again looked to the group for guidance about how to handle the now infamous all-hands meeting of Alameda’s roughly 30 employees.

She proposed saying, “Alameda is probably going to wind down” and that there was “no pressure” to stay but help with “stuff like making sure our lenders get paid” would be “super appreciated.”

Bankman-Fried suggested she say something about there “being a future of some sort for those who are excited.”

Ellison ended up divulging a lot more than that in the staff meeting.

“Alameda borrowed a bunch of money,” which it used to make investments, Ellison said at the meeting, a secret recording of which was played by the prosecution. But as crypto prices fell, “FTX had a shortfall of user funds” and then “users started withdrawing their funds” and they “realized they would not be able to continue.”

When she was asked by a staffer whose idea it was to plug Alameda’s loan losses with FTX customer money, she said, “Um, Sam, I guess,” and giggled.

“FTX basically always allowed Alameda to, like, borrow user funds, as far as I know,” Ellison said on the recording.

Meanwhile, a day after signing the non-binding purchase agreement, Binance withdrew the offer, citing reports of “mishandled customer funds” and federal investigations.

Prosecutors are relying heavily on text messages sent among FTX and Alameda Research executives in the case against Sam Bankman-Fried.

Source: SDNY

‘Lots of withdrawals’

Zhao, an early investor in FTX before becoming a principal rival, had made himself a central character in the FTX downfall days earlier.

On Nov. 6, he tweeted that because of “recent revelations that have came [sic] to light, we have decided to liquidate any remaining FTT on our books.”

In a group chat with Bankman-Fried, Ellison, and Singh starting that day, Singh wrote “lots of withdrawals on ftx are queueing up,” with net changes of $1.25 billion in the last day, $230 million in the last three hours, and $120 million in the last hour.

Ellison responded with a “:(” and Bankman-Fried with an “oof” after first mistakenly writing “of.”

The three continued to strategize. Singh suggested a few hours later that they reach out to Zhao privately and “ask for a truce” to “stem the bleed,” though he and Bankman-Fried both worried that Binance wouldn’t deescalate in public.

Ellison separately tried to figure out what to tell Salame about whether FTX could meet all withdrawals. Bankman-Fried suggested she write, “we can meet a ton, though it’s already getting large.”

Prosecutors are relying heavily on text messages sent among FTX and Alameda Research executives in the case against Sam Bankman-Fried.

Source: SDNY

Later, Sam Trabucco, who had already departed as co-CEO of Alameda Research in August 2022, as well as Ellison, Ben Xie (Alameda’s head of trading), and Bankman-Fried, were in a group chat discussing how to respond to Zhao’s threat to liquidate his FTT tokens.

Ellison, who told jurors that she largely avoided social media, said she would tweet at CZ, a nickname for Zhao, that FTX would buy his entire stake at $22 per coin. Ellison also testified about the practice of using FTX customer funds funneled through Alameda to buy FTT to buoy the price during times of market volatility.

Prosecutors are relying heavily on text messages sent among FTX and Alameda Research executives in the case against Sam Bankman-Fried.

Source: SDNY

Bankman-Fried weighed in within minutes, writing, “I think the main point is just to counter the PR/narrative here — and Binance probably won’t take us up on it; I also think FWIW that the market is likely to buy more if we tweet it, but idk.” (FWIW is an acronym for for what it’s worth. IDK stands for I don’t know.)

Prosecutors are relying heavily on text messages sent among FTX and Alameda Research executives in the case against Sam Bankman-Fried.

Source: SDNY

The author’s visit

Author Michael Lewis, whose book profiling Bankman-Fried was published the day the trial began, was also the subject of some Signal exchanges.

In a chat on Jan. 5, 2022, Bankman-Fried alerted a group that included Ellison and Singh that Lewis would be coming to the Bahamas the next month to do reporting.

Ellison said her “instincts are more toward under the radar.” Bankman-Fried, a notorious press hound, responded, “same, except exactly the opposite.”

‘People of the House’

Adam Yedidia, one of the prosecution’s lead witnesses, met Bankman-Fried in college at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the pair remained close friends.

In his testimony, Yedidia referred to a Signal thread called “People of the House,” referring to Bankman-Fried’s $35 million penthouse, where many employees lived.

In terms of who was paying the rent, Yedidia recalled Bankman-Fried saying he “assumed it’s just alameda paying for it in the end.”

Prosecutors are relying heavily on text messages sent among FTX and Alameda Research executives in the case against Sam Bankman-Fried.

Source: SDNY

The subject of campaign donations was pivotal to Singh’s testimony. The former FTX engineering chief, who pleaded guilty to six charges in February, alleged that his former boss was behind much of the scheme to funnel money to political campaigns.

Singh testified that Bankman-Fried directed money held in accounts belonging to Alameda Research be used for political donations. That continued even after Bankman-Fried was apparently aware that his crypto hedge fund couldn’t pay back the $13 billion in FTX customer funds it had borrowed.

While Bankman-Fried doesn’t face chares for campaign violations in this trial, a superseding indictment alleged he used customer funds to make more than $100 million in campaign contributions for the 2022 midterm elections. The government has incorporated that accusation within two of the charges that are still standing: wire fraud and money laundering.

Prosecutors are relying heavily on text messages sent among FTX and Alameda Research executives in the case against Sam Bankman-Fried.

Source: SDNY

‘Donation Processing’

Singh walked the jury through how the process worked.

He described a Signal chat dubbed “Donation Processing” that included Bankman-Fried and his brother, Gabe, Salame, and a political consultant named Michael Sadowsky, among others. Singh testified that Bankman-Fried or his brother would use this chat to request donations be made in Singh’s name. Salame, who had access to Singh’s bank account at Prime Trust Bank, would set up the transfer and then ping Singh in the channel to prompt him to go to his email and approve the wire request.

“My role was to click a button,” Singh said of the operation, adding that Salame had other ways to make the transfer from Singh’s funds that did not involve Singh having to do anything at all.

Prosecutors are relying heavily on text messages sent among FTX and Alameda Research executives in the case against Sam Bankman-Fried.

Source: SDNY

Prosecutors are relying heavily on text messages sent among FTX and Alameda Research executives in the case against Sam Bankman-Fried.

Source: SDNY

Prosecutors are relying heavily on text messages sent among FTX and Alameda Research executives in the case against Sam Bankman-Fried.

Source: SDNY

In a separate Signal chat between Singh and Sadowsky, Singh wrote on Jul. 5, 2022, that he was “averse” to “explicitly-woke stuff” but added that it was “hard to interact productively with democrats without that.”

Sadowsky called Singh the “center left face of our spending,” meaning that he would be “giving to a lot of woke s—.”

So, “if you’re not comfortable about it, you should think about that a lot,” wrote Sadowsky.

Singh responded, “don’t love boxing myself into only associating with people i don’t like” and said he would look to see if there were “other viable people at FTX for it.”

In questioning witnesses, the government homed in on loans made to Wang and Singh in the range of hundreds of millions of dollars.

Direct messages between Singh and Bankman-Fried showed an attempt by the witness to be cleared of these debt obligations.

In a direct appeal to Bankman-Fried, Singh wrote on Nov. 6, 2022, “one thing that’d seriously help me is if I didn’t have debts.”

He wrote, “I think most of them are loans: 500m for me exercising, more for US investments. I hope we can unwind these but not sure.” He said he would return anything he had in his bank account, but there wasn’t much there.

I “(will think about this),” Bankman-Fried wrote.

Prosecutors are relying heavily on text messages sent among FTX and Alameda Research executives in the case against Sam Bankman-Fried.

Source: SDNY

In the same thread, on Nov. 8, Singh wrote that Ryne Miller, FTX’s general counsel, seemed “super on edge” and “likely to resign” if they didn’t get it right.

Singh wrote, “this is wildly selfish of me, but they may need to know that it wasn’t a ton of people orchestrating it.” He added that, “it makes them more likely to want to be here to help save the situation and the others at least.”

Prosecutors are relying heavily on text messages sent among FTX and Alameda Research executives in the case against Sam Bankman-Fried.

Source: SDNY

As the grand scheme collapsed, Ellison expressed a great deal of relief in a private chat with Bankman-Fried.

Ellison wrote, “this is the best mood I’ve been in in like a year tbh.” (TBH is short for to be honest.)

In three consecutive messages, Bankman-Fried responded, “wow,” “uh,” “congrats?”

Ellison wrote, “I think I just had an increasing dread of this day that was weighing on me for a long time, and now that it’s actually happening, it just feels great to get it over with one way or another.”

Prosecutors are relying heavily on text messages sent among FTX and Alameda Research executives in the case against Sam Bankman-Fried.

Source: SDNY

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It’s not a Kia or Hyundai, but the Musso EV pickup truck is shaking up the Korean Market. After the first models left for Europe, the company’s CEO is already saying it will be a “driving force” as it goes on a global conquest.

Korea has a new EV pickup that’s going global

During an event celebrating the first exports of its new Musso EV and Torres HEV pickup trucks, KG Mobility’s CEO, Kwak Jae-Seon, said the new models “have already received favorable reviews and garnered much attention from reporters and sales agents.”

KG Mobility (KGM) expects them to serve as “a driving force” as it expands exports into new global markets. The first Ro-Ro (Roll-on/Roll-off) hit the seas on June 12 carrying 983 vehicles, 184 Musso EVs, and 799 Torres HEVs.

The vessel is headed for Europe, where the first models will be sold in Germany, Spain, Norway, Hungary, and other markets, starting in August.

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Jae-Seon, who personally drove the Musso EV onto the car carrier, said during the event that pickup is now on a “full-scale conquest” as it rolls out globally.

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KG Mobility Musso EV and Torres HEV pickup launch event (Source: KG Mobility)

KGM’s EV pickup has already generated quite the buzz in Korea, beating Hyundai and Kia to the first fully electric pickup truck.

After launching the Musso EV pickup in Korea in March, the company announced it had secured over 3,200 orders in two weeks. The Special Edition model sold out in an hour and a half.

KGM promotes the vehicles as “a new alternative to mid-size SUVs” that’s more useful as an everyday ride with more interior space.

Measuring 5,160 mm long, 1,920 mm wide, and 1,740 mm tall, the electric pickup is about the size of a Ford Ranger (5,225 mm long, 1,910 mm wide, and 1,866 mm tall).

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KGM Musso EV electric pickup truck interior (Source: KGM)

The infotainment system looks a lot like new Hyundai and Kia EVs with a dual 12.3″ driver cluster and touchscreen navigation screens in a panoramic display.

It also comes with a Land Rover-like ClearSite Ground View camera, allowing you to see what’s beneath you through several strategically placed cameras.

The electric pickup is powered by an 86.6 kWh LFP battery, providing a range of nearly 250 miles (400 km). With up 200 kW fast charging, it can recharge to 80% in 24 minutes.

KGM’s Musso EV is available in both single (FWD) and dual-motor setups. The FWD version features a 152.2 kW front motor, producing up to 207 horsepower, while the AWD model boasts up to 413 horsepower. It can tow almost 4,000 lbs (1.8 tons) and includes a “trailer sway function” to stabilize the vehicle while towing.

The Musso EV pickup starts at 48 million won, or about $35,000. With incentives, KGM says the purchase price is closer to 39.62 million won ($29,000).

With more monthly exports in May than it has in 10 years, KGM expects the Musso EV pickup to accelerate the momentum.

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More news out of day one of the Paris Auto Show, as aerospace manufacturer BETA Technologies announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Republic Airways Holdings in which the latter will evaluate the potential of BETA’s all-electric ALIA CTOL aircraft for regional passenger and cargo flights.

Republic Airways is a regional airline based in Indianapolis that operates services for other larger US airlines like American, Delta, and United. As a regional travel provider, eVTOL and eCTOL travel are becoming genuine travel options as companies like BETA Technologies move closer to certification and commercial operations.

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Koscal must have been impressed by BETA’s ALIA CTOL, because Republic Airways and BETA announced a new agreement to evaluate the aircraft for future service, beginning later this year.

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Republic Airways to test viability of BETA’s ALIA CTOL

According to BETA Technologies, it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Republic Airways Holdings Inc. Through the agreement, BETA will give Brickyard Connection, LLC., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Republic Air, access to a pre-certified ALIA CTL aircraft.

From there, Brickyard Connection and BETA will assess the aircraft’s performance, operational economics, infrastructure requirements, and overall viability for regional passenger and cargo flights. Today’s MoU news builds upon an existing relationship between BETA and Republic Airways, which could lead to bona fide regional eVTOL and eCTOL travel. Matt Koscal elaborated:

We’re excited by the opportunities Advanced Air Mobility technologies represent for regional connectivity and BETA’s innovative approach to electric flight aligns with our vision. We’ve been working with BETA for the past 18 months and continue to be impressed—not just by the performance and design of their CTOL aircraft, but by the company’s leadership, culture, and values. We look forward to exploring real-world use cases and our joint pursuit of cleaner, quieter, and more efficient air travel.

In addition to evaluating the ALIA CTOL aircraft, BETA and Republic Airways said they will also research the potential deployment of the former’s aircraft charging technology to support future operations. Per BETA, Republic Air and Brickyard Connection should gain access to the ALIA CTOL sometime in late 2025.

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EcoFlow extends Father’s Day Sale with new bundles like the DELTA 2 Max with a 500W panel at $1,405

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